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- Dictionarybuoyant/ˈbɔɪənt/
adjective
- 1. able or tending to keep afloat or rise to the top of a liquid or gas. Similar Opposite
- 2. cheerful and optimistic: "the conference ended with the party in a buoyant mood" Similar Opposite
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BUOYANT definition: 1. able to float: 2. happy and confident: 3. successful or making a profit: . Learn more.
: capable of floating. Cork is naturally buoyant. b. : cheerful, gay. in a buoyant mood. c. : capable of maintaining a satisfactorily high level. a buoyant economy. buoyantly adverb. Synonyms. blithesome. bright. canty [ British dialect] cheerful. cheery. chipper. eupeptic.
1. adjective. If you are in a buoyant mood, you feel cheerful and behave in a lively way. She was in a buoyant mood and they were looking forward to their new life. You will feel more buoyant and optimistic about the future than you have for a long time. Synonyms: cheerful, happy, bright, lively More Synonyms of buoyant. 2. adjective.
adjective. /ˈbɔɪənt/, /ˈbuːjənt/ (of prices, business activity, etc.) tending to increase or stay at a high level, usually showing financial success. a buoyant economy/market. buoyant sales/prices. a buoyant demand for homes. The relatively buoyant housing market has kept consumers confident enough to spend. Topics Business c2.
adjective. us / ˈbɔɪ. ə nt / uk / ˈbɔɪ. ə nt / buoyant adjective (FLOATING) Add to word list. able to float: Cork is light and buoyant. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Staying afloat, capsizing & sinking. bail out. buoyancy. buoyantly. capsize. floatation. flotation. founder. ground. keel over. kickboard. outrigger. refloat. ride.
adjective. tending to float in a fluid. capable of keeping a body afloat, as a liquid. not easily depressed; cheerful. Synonyms: sunny, jaunty, breezy, lighthearted, happy. cheering or invigorating. buoyant. / ˈbɔɪənt / adjective. able to float in or rise to the surface of a liquid.
Something that is buoyant floats in water. Since floating is happier than sinking, buoyant also refers to things are fun and upbeat. Someone with a buoyant personality is fun to be around, laughs a lot, smiles, and cheers other people up.
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023 How to use buoyant in a sentence It was in this buoyant baby boom atmosphere that my parents grew up.
BUOYANT definition: 1. happy and confident: 2. successful or making a profit: 3. floating or able to float. Learn more.
a : able to float. Cork is very buoyant. a buoyant material. b : able to cause things to float. Warm air is more buoyant than cool air. 2. : happy and confident. The actors were buoyant as they prepared for the evening's performance. in a buoyant mood.
